The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Technical knowledge is not enough. One must transcend techniques so that the art becomes an artless art, growing out of the unconscious.

Every being has the potential of becoming a Buddha. Our true nature is Buddha nature.

Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.

When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us.

The Buddha taught that wealth does not bring happiness and security. The pursuit of wealth is a matter of living in balance.

The nature of life is change. The nature of change is painful. The nature of pain is temporary.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

The fundamental delusion of humanity is to suppose that I am here and you are out there.

Silence is so much more productive of wisdom and clarity than thinking.

Emptiness which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities.

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

When you let go of trying to control everything, you can relax and enjoy life.

The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.

The real purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.

For whom emptiness is possible, everything is possible. For whom emptiness is not possible, nothing is possible.

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself and the better friend you become to yourself.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.

The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

When mindfulness and concentration are strong, insight into the three characteristics naturally unfolds.

The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the face of the earth.

Concentration is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice. Your mindfulness will only be as robust as your capacity to ground your attention in the present moment.